” There has been much less research on the clustering of personality types within cities and the effects of neighborhood location on happiness”. It’s a well-worn sociological truth that the neighborhoods in which we live can have a powerful effect on our lives. But how do our neighborhoods affect our overall
What are we going to eat and drink in 2015? Expert talk about insects, green smoothies, healthy ‘snacks’, organic products and food from Latin America among others. Read more…
Responsible tourism is a global phenomenon that has in food and its elaboration an essential component, which begins in the organic production and continues with the responsible consumption. During the Forum there will be themes such as: the recovery of local food and traditional culinary knowledge; the interpretation of gastronomic
The Dubai Food Festival 2015’s full and flavoursome line-up of new and returning gastronomic consumer and business events, celebrity chefs, activities and promotions, has been announced today by Dubai Festivals and Retails Establishment (DFRE), an agency of Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). Marking the Festival’s second edition, this year’s
The Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai, said that Spain is in the “right direction” with the changes applied in the tourism sector, although it is considered already a “model to follow”. Rifai has assessed that Spain “has been able to face the major challenge of seasonality”
After a well deserved holidays, the IGCAT team headed by its President, Prof. Greg Richards and its Director, Dr. Diane Dodd is back to its challenging and busy agenda. 2015 presents a motivating milestones as the European Region of Gastronomy launch will be launched (an initiative that IGCAT has been championing
IGCAT’s Director submitted an evaluation report on the Routes of Jewish Heritage to the European Institute of Cultural Routes on the 11th January 2015. The Routes of Jewish Heritage is managed by the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ),which aims to preserve and promote Jewish culture and
New York City announced Thursday that as of this summer, those plastic foam containers (along with those plastic foam cups, plates and the like) are going to be banned. The city collected about 28,500 tons — repeat: 28,500 tons — of expanded polystyrene last year. About 90 percent of that was from
IFEMA organizes the 35th edition of the International Tourism Fair, FITUR 2015, which will run from January 28th to February 1st 2015 at the Feria de Madrid. The Fair will host the global tourism industry with the most comprehensive exhibition of the proposals and targets companies, organizations and institutions around
EVEN though sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment, affecting about one in four people, between 30% to 40% of food produced on the continent for human consumption is lost or wasted. Earlier this month, this concern brought together hundreds of residents in Nairobi for the continent’s first “Disco Soup” – an international grassroots movement to raise awareness of
Our emotive reactions to food are incredibly powerful in guiding our culinary habits. Food can bring joy and comfort, and make us voracious to eat more. It is an important part of our celebrations, but it is also deeply connected to undesirable emotions such as guilt, worry and revulsion. Not
ATHENS, Greece -The Greek economic crisis has hit this historic capital city hard. But if there is a bright spot, it is the grassroots social initiatives mushrooming all over the city. Designers, chefs, architects, writers, educators and other professionals — many of them unemployed — have channeled their energies into
The solo exhibition by the Palestinian-born Canadian artist features three pieces that uncover and highlight narratives of the Palestinian people under occupation that rarely trickle into the mainstream — to the extent that their showing earlier this year in a related exhibition at Ottawa City Hall sparked a mini diplomatic
“There’s a lot of talk about food deserts today, but what many neighborhoods really have are place deserts,” says PPS’s Steve Davies. “As a result, we’re seeing a movement back to the idea of the Market City, with markets acting as catalysts for creating centers in neighborhoods that have lost
To know a city, a region or a country through its food is one of the most satisfying experiences of a journey. The own culinary dishes of a destination we visit can tell us a lot about itself and the people who inhabit in it. Why these types of food
Plzen is preparing the biggest cultural event in the country for five years to celebrate Plzen as a European Capital of Culture 2015. The three-day ceremony, which will start on Friday, January 16, has been supervised by project artistic director Petr Forman, son of the Oscar-winning film director Milos Forman. The city
